Publications

In today's gender revolution we often hear people identifying as  "more or less masculine" or "more or less feminine." But do we really  know what masculinity is? Is it a concrete and definable category or  something that is more ambiguous and mutable? 

In this book, the  author takes the reader along with him on his personal journey exploring  his relationship with and growing understanding of masculinity. Along  the way the reader will hear about both healthy and unhealthy, or  "toxic," masculinity. The way is perilous and strewn with personal  landmines and pathogenic beliefs inherited from culture, family and  institutions. 

This book utilizes an archetypal and mytho-poetic framework to  analyze, experience and form a new relationship to "masculinity" and the  innermost self. Through the story of Peter Pan, the author analyzes  archetypal masculinity from infancy through childhood. Next the author  takes the reader through The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to  discuss the major split most men face between their inner reality,  exterior persona and the shadow that lurks behind them. Finally, the  author takes a bold leap into the story of Beowulf to battle the dragons  of cultural stereotypes, falsely imposed limitations and dangerous self  beliefs that affect the individual, not just as a man, but as a human. 

This  is one man's story. It is about learning and taking responsibility for  the kind of life we ultimately want to lead, as well as the kind of  world we want to leave behind to those who follow.